Description

Mikolas - his friends call him Miko, and everyone is his friend - styles himself as a charismatic troubadour with a heart of gold. The truth is that he is a drifting entertainer on the low end of middling talent. His smile is genuine, but lecherous. His music is passing, but not exactly good. His figure is slim, but only because he cannot afford enough food and drink to be otherwise. He wears a stylish hat, ostensibly to be placed out for tips, but it also covers the fact that his hair is thinning and a bald spot is starting to form.   In moments of self-reflection, Mikolas knows that he's never going to draw huge crowds or entertain kings. He understands that he is relegated to playing well-known tunes on his fiddle in roadside inns for light tips and tepid applause. Which is why he often spends at least a bit of his nightly earnings on alcohol. Keeping a little bit of a buzz going keeps him from thinking too deeply about his lot in life and helps him to put on the false face of a happy, go-lucky entertainer there just to make everyone else happy. And he knows that if he doesn't put that face on, tips for the night will be a lot lower than otherwise.  

Ideals

Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was.

Bonds

I desperately hope for fame and admiration. I will do almost anything to get it.

Flaws

I'm a sucker for a pretty face.

Cantrips: Mending, Prestidigitation   1st Level Spells: (3/day) Charm Person, Comprehend Languages, Detect Magic, Disguise Self, Distort Value

Bardic Inspiration As a bonus action, a creature (other than yourself) within 60 ft. that can hear you gains an inspiration die (1d6). For 10 minutes, the creature can add it to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw. This can be added after seeing the roll, but before knowing the outcome.   Jack of all Trades You can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down ( +1 ), to any ability check you make that doesn’t already include it.   Song of Rest If you or any friendly creatures who can hear your performance regain hit points at the end of the short rest by spending one or more Hit Dice, each of those creatures regains an extra 1d6 hit points.